The people of Arcadia, Missouri are forever changed when their deceased loved ones suddenly start to return. An 8-year-old American boy wakes up alone in a rice paddy in a rural Chinese province with no idea how he got there. Details start to emerge when the boy, who calls himself Jacob, recalls that his hometown is Arcadia, and an Immigration agent, Martin Bellamy, takes him there. The home he claims as his own is occupied by an elderly couple, Harold and Lucille Garland, who lost their son Jacob more than 30 years ago. While they look different, young Jacob recognizes them as his parents. Those closest to the family try to unravel this impossible mystery, including Sheriff Fred Garland, whose wife Barbara drowned 30 years ago while trying to save Jacob. But this boy who claims to be the deceased Jacob knows secrets about his own death that no one else knows - secrets that Fred’s daughter, Gail, will begin to investigate and discover to be true.

Season 01 , Episode 01 - “The Returned”
An 8-year-old American boy wakes up alone in a rice paddy in a rural Chinese province with no idea how he got there. Details start to emerge when the boy, who calls himself Jacob, recalls that his hometown is Arcadia, and an Immigration agent, J. Martin Bellamy, takes him there. The home he claims as his own is occupied by a 60-year-old couple, Henry and Lucille Langston, who lost their son, Jacob, more than 30 years ago.

Season 01 , Episode 2 - “Unearth”
Bellamy receives help in his investigation from Maggie and digs up secrets from the past with his push to have Jacob’s tomb exhumed; at the same time, Pastor Tom reaches out to his childhood friend Jacob; and the Richards adjust to the return of Caleb, who claims he has no memory of his death.

Season 01 , Episode 3 - “Two Rivers”
Bellamy and Maggie look for clues in the local river as they continue to search for a connection between Jacob and Caleb; at the same time, Pastor Tom’s life takes a dramatic turn; Caleb’s criminal past comes to light; and Henry struggles to accept that his son has returned after 30 years.

Season 01 , Episode 4 - “Us Against the World”
Bellamy and Sheriff Fred form an uneasy alliance to solve Dale’s murder, and to track down a suspicious Caleb after he goes on the run; when Jacob suffers a seizure, Maggie takes him to the clinic for a checkup and is shocked by her findings; Pastor Tom struggles to adjust to having his old love Rachael back in Arcadia.

Season 01 , Episode 5 - “Insomnia”
Bellamy is haunted by a tragic incident from his past as a cop. At the same time, he struggles to keep Jacob safe from outside forces, and receives a chilling warning from Caleb. Meanwhile, Elaine feels pressured into finding the stolen bank money before the FBI comes to town; and Maggie has some shocking news for Rachael.

Season 01 , Episode 6 - “Home”
Bellamy disapproves when Maggie turns to an old friend, a doctor who now works for the National Institute of Health, for help solving Arcadia’s growing mystery. At the same time, Rachael’s secret falls into the wrong hands; and Pastor Tom has trouble convincing the town’s residents that the returned mean them no harm.

Season 01 , Episode 7 - “Schemes of the Devil”
Tom receives help from Bellamy and Fred in his search for Rachael, whose situation grows more dire as her captors become more desperate. Meanwhile, Maggie and Dr. Ward find themselves on the brink of promising breakthrough as they continue their research on the resurrected subjects, but everything must be put on hold to deal with a sudden epidemic.

Season 01 , Episode 8 - “Torn Apart”
Physical and unnatural forces overcome Arcadia in the Season 1 finale, which finds the town in a state of chaos when the return of the deceased reaches a critical mass. Feeling like he’s out of options, Bellamy asks for outside help, but that backfires in a way no one could have imagined-even Sheriff Fred, who seems determined to pursue his own agenda.

Season 01 , Episode 2 - “Unearth”
Bellamy receives help in his investigation from Maggie and digs up secrets from the past with his push to have Jacob’s tomb exhumed; at the same time, Pastor Tom reaches out to his childhood friend Jacob; and the Richards adjust to the return of Caleb, who claims he has no memory of his death.